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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 32

Preventing injury and damage--taking direct action

32 Preventing injury and damage--taking direct action

If--

(a) an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that there is occurring or about to occur any dangerous activity, and
(b) either--
(i) a person to whom a notice under section 28 or 30 has been given has not complied with the notice, or
(ii) giving such a notice to a person would not be appropriate to avert, eliminate or minimise the danger,
the authorised officer may take or cause to be taken any action the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary to avert, eliminate or minimise the danger.


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